11．Donald had his own difficulties in sleeping that night．Not just because of the bright lights of the shelter or people's constant voices，it was the happening repeatedly nightmare that caused him to stay awake，to fear sleep．Donald was back in his small house．He did his best to ignore the howling winds outside his window．Yet he could not turn out the fearful whimpers （嗚咽） of his little dog，or the uncomfortable sounds of his mother anxious in her room next door，unable to sleep through the storm despite her insistence they would be all right．
Donald did not want his mother to be upset，but on some level，he was glad to hear she was awake，It meant he was not alone in the dark．Though he was 12，until recently it was impossible for Donald to fall asleep unless his mother lay down by his side．
Suddenly there was a crash．Their living room window is shattered （打碎） by 125miles an hour winds．Troy rushed to Donald and sat anxiously on the edge of his bed．He did his best to calm his mother，and she had to comfort him．Soon water was seeping （滲入） into the single floor house．Quickly it rose from ankle level to leg level．At Donald's insistence，they pushed their way through the water---now chest high---toward the front door．When they fought their way into the living room，water rose to their chins．
It was a struggle for the boy and mother to stay afloat．In a total panic，desperate to hold on to something，Troy caught a curtain rod．She was breathing hard，shouting that she couldn't swim．
Donald cried out，"Mom!Hold on!"Just then Donald also caught a floatable wood board．
36．The passage is mainly aboutB．
A．how a storm happened and caused damage B．how a mother and son experienced a storm
C．how a mother and son survived a storm D．how a son helped his mother in a storm
37．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the story？C
A．The rising water． B．The broken window．
C．The lucky dog． D．The noisy environment．
38．Which phrase can describe Troy's feelings at the beginning of the storm most suitably？C
A．In excitement． B．In calm． C．In anxiety． D．In despair．
39．From the text it can be inferred thatB．
A．neither Donald nor his mother slept that night
B．at the beginning Troy refused to leave their house
C．Troy must be rich because she had a tall building
D．Donald was too young to help his mother
40．What will the author most probably talk about next？D
A．How the other people struggled in the storm．
B．Why the rainstorm happened．
C．What damage the rainstorm caused．
D．How Donald and Troy struggled to save themselves．
分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀，主要向我們講述了唐納德與他的母親Troy剛開始經(jīng)歷風暴時發(fā)生的事情，描述了當時天氣的惡劣，以及生動形象的人物心理活動，使讀者有身臨其境之感．
解答 36．B 主旨大意題，通讀全文可知本文主要講述了唐納德與他的母親是怎樣經(jīng)歷風暴的，故選B．
37．C 細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第一段the howling winds outside his window及第三段Their living room window is shattered （打碎） by 125miles an hour winds；When they fought their way into the living room，water rose to their chins；可知本文中提到了呼嘯的風，打破的窗戶以及上漲的水，而沒有提到幸運兒，故選C．
38．C 細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第一段or the uncomfortable sounds of his mother anxious in her room next door，unable to sleep through the storm despite her insistence they would be all right．可知剛開始處于風暴中Troy是焦慮不安的，故選C．
39．B 細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第三段At Donald's insistence，they pushed their way through the water---now chest high---toward the front door．可知在唐納德的堅持寫他們離開了房子，因此一開始Troy拒絕離開自己的房子，故選B．
40．D 推理判斷題，根據(jù)最后一段Donald cried out，"Mom!Hold on!"Just then Donald also caught a floatable wood board．可知唐納德抓住一塊木板去尋找母親，因此后文應該講述他們是如何在風暴中脫險的，故選D．
點評 考查學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力．做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
